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<DIV>SOLIDARITY DELEGATION TO COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA August 2005<BR><BR>A
delegation of students and human rights activists will be in Colombia for<BR>a
week ( 31st July - 6th August), prior to the World Festival of Youth
and<BR>Students taking place in Caracas, Venezuela (7th-15th August).<BR><BR>In
Bogotį, we will be visiting trade unions, human rights and
women<BR>organisations, the barrios and prisoners from the department of Arauca,
to<BR>strengthen our links with these groups and plan with them solidarity
and<BR>accompaniment projects for the future.<BR><BR>From Bogotį, we will travel
to the department of Arauca, which borders on<BR>Venezuela. We will
accompany Colombian students, artists, trade unionists<BR>and human rights
defenders to attend, on 5th August, a commemoration event<BR>for the first
anniversary of the massacre of three trade union leaders in<BR>the department.
There we will also participate in a Social and Humanitarian<BR>Crisis Forum in
the municipality of Saravena, to support the right of our<BR>Colombian partners
to social protest and freedom of expression.<BR><BR>Finally, we will be joining
a caravan of Colombian youth and students and<BR>other international delegations
to the festival in Caracas. At the WFYS,<BR>Colombia Solidarity Campaign (member
of the British Preparatory Committee to<BR>the WFYS), Sinaltrainal (the
Colombian Food and Drink Workers Union) and the<BR>India Resource Centre will be
presenting a seminar on the 'International<BR>Boycott of Coca-Cola: reasons and
strategies'.<BR><BR>We would like to invite you to join us in this delegation
from 31sJuly to<BR>15tAugust to Colombia and Venezuela.<BR><BR>How much? Allow
£650 for flights only to Colombia and £750 if returning from<BR>Caracas, plus a
further £150 contribution towards expenses (transport and<BR>food). For those
attending the WFYS, £100 registration and accommodation<BR>fees are payable to
the British Preparatory Committee.<BR><BR>Simple accommodation during our time
in Colombia is being arranged for us by<BR>Sinaltrainal and other
organisations.<BR><BR>Objectives<BR><BR>To show our solidarity with and to learn
from Colombian social movements in<BR>Bogotį and Arauca.<BR>To promote the
worldwide campaign for just treatment of workers and<BR>communities by Coca-Cola
Corporation.<BR>To celebrate internationalism and participate in the World
Festival of Youth<BR>and Students.<BR><BR>Guidelines<BR><BR>There will be at
least one preparatory meeting for all delegates.<BR>We will work together as a
disciplined, collective delegation respecting the<BR>guidance from our host
organisations on security matters.<BR>On our return we will share our
experiences and continue campaigning.<BR><BR>For more information, please
email: <A title=mailto:colombia_sc@hotmail.com
href="mailto:colombia_sc@hotmail.com">colombia_sc@hotmail.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>COLOMBIA
SOLIDARITY WEEKEND<BR><BR>18 and 19 June 2005 Conway Hall, Red Lion Square,
London WC1 (Nearest tube:<BR>Holborn)<BR><BR>Day School Saturday 18 June
2005<BR><BR>11am: Privatisation, Repression and Resistance in Public
Universities<BR>Juan Pablo Ochoa (Colombian Student activist)<BR>Lara Coleman
(Universidad Viva Campaign)<BR><BR>12am: Communities in Resistance<BR>Juan
Carlos Galvis (Vice President CUT Barrancabermeja and Human Rights<BR>Director,
Sinaltrainal)<BR>Juan Pablo Ochoa and Andy Dockett.<BR><BR>1-2pm: Lunch will be
available in Conway Hall.<BR><BR>2pm: The Multinationals in Colombia: Coca-Cola
and BP<BR>Juan Carlos Galvis (plaintiff in US court case against CC)<BR>Marta
Hinestroza (Lawyer communities destroyed by BP)<BR><BR>3.30pm: Rebirth of the
Social Movement across the Andes<BR>Speakers on Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and
Venezuela<BR><BR>Sunday 19 June 2005 AGM<BR>11am. The AGM of the Colombia
Solidarity Campaign will take place in Conway<BR>Hall with a prompt starting
time of 11am.<BR>We aim to be finished by 3pm. Members and Affiliated
Organisations only.<BR>Lunch will be available.<BR><BR>Conway Hall is fully
wheelchair
accessible.<BR><BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>----------------<BR>§
Register for Dayschool place £4/£2 waged/unwaged
[...]<BR><BR>§ To join the Campaign. £7.50/£15 unwaged/waged
individuals;
£30/£60/£120<BR>organisations
[...]<BR><BR>§ Appeal to open an office and launch a new bulletin in the coming
year.<BR>Donation
[...]<BR><BR>Name....................Contact.......................<BR><BR>Address.............................................<BR><BR>Send
with cheque payable to 'Colombia Solidarity Campaign', returning
to:<BR><BR>Colombia Solidarity Campaign, PO Box 8446, London N17
6NZ.<BR> <A title=http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/
href="http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/">www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk</A>
e-mail <A title=mailto:colombia_sc@hotmail.com
href="mailto:colombia_sc@hotmail.com">colombia_sc@hotmail.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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